Are we naturally kind?

Day 46 of #LiveWell2017

The news and social channels are filled with stories about hate, racism, sexism, anti-you-name-it. It sometimes feels like there is no tolerance for anything that goes against one’s own beliefs or experience. But kindness is in all of us. Human infants exhibit empathy toward others in distress even before they can walk and talk.

So, is kindness innate to us as human beings? This mother thinks so. Her kids demonstrate kindness in unexpected ways all the time. However, a Stanford University study shows that altruistic behavior may be governed more by social relationships than inherent traits, and parents play an important role in developing kind and giving kids.